Ironing board



June 3 1924, 1,496,608

E. SCHOLTZ IRONING BOARD Filed Sept. 14. 1921 Patented June 3, 1924.

EDWARD SCHULTZ, or EWARK. NEW JERSEY.

IRONING- BOARD.

Application filed September 14, 1921.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD SoHoLrz, a citizen of Germany, and resident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New J ersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing Boards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ironing boards, and the object of the invention is to provide a generally improved ironing board embodying novel features of construction and arrangement as hereinafter set forth, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a side view of an ironing board embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View showing how the legs of the board may be ad justed.

Fig. 4. is a plan view showing the board collapsed.

The reference numeral 5 denotes an ironing board, preferably of wood and of convenient form and dimensions. Near the one end 6 of the board, the latter is provided with a suitable collapsible support or leg constructed as follows: The numeral 7 denotes a hinge plate, which is screwed fast to the board. To the plate 7 a leg 8 is hinged by hinges 9, 9. The leg is preferably made of angle iron and comprises a hinge portion 10 and two feet 11, 11 reinforced by transverse bars 12, 12 and cross bars 13, 13. This construction provides a light and very strong support for the board.

The leg 8 is connected to the board by collapsible links 14, let, one on each side. In addition, a spring 15 is fastened at one end to the board and at the other end to the leg as to the upper transverse bar 12, and two springs 16, 16 are fastened to the. board at 17 and to the feet 11 at 18, 18.

A spring catch 19 of any suitable construction is secured to the board and is adapted to catch a lip 20 on the leg to lock the leg in collapsed position.

When the ironing board is set up as in Figure 1, the support 8 supports the one end thereof, and the other free end of the board may be conveniently supported on a chairor table or other means so that said free end Serial No. 500,567.

may be easily lifted in order to slip a garment in over the board for ironing, and the ironed garment may be removed from the board without danger of crushing or de stroying the effect of the ironing.

The support 8, being close to the one end of the board, is out of the way and permits the work to hang down freely on both sides and to be passed under the board.

The collapsible links 14 are of usual con struction and straighten out on dead center as shown to prevent accidental collapsing.

The springs form a feature of the invention and their purposes are as follows. WVhen the board is set up as in Figure 1, the springs exert a pull on both sides of the leg, thus assisting in maintaining the leg at right angles to the board and prevents accidental collapsing, if for instance one or even both of the links 14- should not be fully straightened,or if one of said links during the ironing should be knocked out of its straight dead center position.

In addition, when the leg is to be collapsed, the spring 15 prevents the collapsing from occurring suddenlyand falling on the board in a manner which might cause injury for instance, by the fingers of the operator being caught between the leg and the board.

It is an obvious advantage in the use of the board as well as tending to avoid breakage, that the collapsing cannot occur suddenly.

Again, when the board is being set up, the pull of the springs 16, which tend to collapse the links 1a, insures that care will be taken in properly straightening said links, because the operator will be compelled to use suflicient force to overcome the tension of the springs 16. On the other hand, the springs 16 are not so strong as to cause sudden collapse of the links against the tension of the spring 15.

The leg may be adjusted in height by means of the foot pieces 21 adjustably secured to the feet 11 by a bolt 22. The feet have holes 28 through which the bolt passes while the foot piece has a slot 24 for adjusting purposes.

I claim An ironing board comprising in combination a main board, a supporting leg pivoted thereto near the one end thereof, a pair of collapsible links pivoted to said leg and to the said board and extending from said leg toward the larger portion of said main board and away from the said one end thereof, a pair of springs secured to said leg and extending away therefrom to the one side, a single spring secured to said leg and extending away therefrom to the opposite side, the other ends of said springs being secured to the said main board, said springs on the op posite sides of the leg being of a tension to substantially counterbalance each other as and for the purposes set forth.

EDWARD SCHOLTZ. 

